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An Australian professional football trickster set a
world record for most "around the worlds" in a minute on Thursday
in a fundraising event aiming to tap into the World Cup fever
sweeping the nation.
Chris Beavon, 19, performed the trick 21 times in 45 seconds
before his legs gave out at the Westmead Medical Research
Foundation's Football Freestyling contest in Westmead, west of
Sydney.
The move involves tossing the ball from between instep and shin
and making a full revolution around it with the foot before
catching it again and repeating, and Beavon was the first person to
attempt a world record with it.
He was disappointed with the result, which he said was hampered
by a false start that tired his legs ahead of the record bid.
"My legs just died because it's such a strenuous trick," said
Beavon, who has been freestyling for four years, two of them on the
professional circuit.
"It's a little bit disappointing because I could have done a lot
better. It's still a record, but not quite so impressive," he told
AFP.
More than 100 children gathered to watch the bid and take part
in a football tricks class with Beavon, who does stunts for
commercials, corporate events and pre-match entertainment in
Australia.
"With the World Cup coming up it's a big time for football,"
Beavon said.
His mother suffers from peripheral neuropathy, a painful foot
and leg condition which makes it difficult to walk, and Beavon said
her illness had driven him to take part.
"When I started doing freestyle football I wanted to do some
events to help her out a bit because it's been quite tough on her
and our family," he said.